Achari Butternut Squash & Green Beans Stir-Fry

Achari Butternut Squash & Green Beans Stir-Fry is a simple curry with a spicy pickle flavor. This is an easy 20 minute meal that your family will love! It’s a great stir fry to meal prep for the week & store in containers so you can just grab & go! All the spices & flavors used here will make it an instant favorite!

This recipe was created on a whim. It was the end of week and my refrigerator had nothing new to offer , there was no time to go grocery shopping plus I was feel lazy to cook! Normally when such a situation arises, I come up with some insane meal prep ideas that surprises me as well! I usually stock up my freezer for days and moods like these. The recipe I have for you today is totally a meal for a lazy day. It involves no chopping, no prep and no long hours of cooking time. I have used all frozen veggies and dry spices here. Not that you cannot make this stir-fry using fresh veggies, that would taste great too.

I prepared this curry for KR’s lunchbox. The veggies used here are green beans, butternut squash and green peas. It is one colorful stir-fry that you ought to try. It is also one nutritious recipe. Butternut squash is one of the most common varieties of winter squash. It also offers a good supply of vitamin A, potassium, and fiber. These nutrient-packed beans also provide benefits to your eyes and bones, while regulating your digestive processes. They provide a boost to the immune system and contribute to the elimination of harmful free radicals. So all in all, this is a significantly well-balanced dish that is an ideal weekday meal.

Thaw frozen veggies like butternut squash, green beans and green peas. Heat oil in a pan. Temper with mustard seeds and once they crackle add asafoetida. Then add fennel seeds, nigella seeds and fry for 30 seconds. Next add pickle to the pan and saute it for a minute. Add the thawed veggies, garlic powder, onion powder and cumin powder. Mix and continue to cook for another 5 minutes. Since the pickle has enough salt, check and add more if required. Garnish with fresh/dried cilantro. A simple Achari Butternut Squash & Green Beans Stir-Fry is now ready. Serve with any Indian bread or along with dal and rice.

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Achari Butternut Squash & Green Beans Stir-Fry

Achari Butternut Squash & Green Beans Stir-Fry is a simple curry with a spicy pickle flavor. This is an easy 20 minute meal that your family will love! Its a great stir fry to meal prep for the week & store in containers so you can just grab & go! All the spices & flavors used here will make it an instant favorite!

Course Main Course, Side Dish

Cuisine Asian, Indian

Prep Time5minutes

Cook Time15minutes

Total Time20minutes

AuthorPriya Lakshminarayan

Ingredients

2cupspeeled and chopped butternut squash

1cupchopped green beans

1/2cupgreen peas

1tbspolive oil

1tspmustard seeds

Pinchasafoetida

1tbspfennel seeds

1tbspnigella seeds/kalonji

2tbspmango pickle

1tbsponion powder

1tbspgarlic powder

1-2tbspdried cilantro leaves

Salt as required

Instructions

Thaw frozen veggies like butternut squash, green beans and green peas. Heat oil in a pan. Temper with mustard seeds and once they crackle add asafoetida. Then add fennel seeds, nigella seeds and fry for 30 seconds. Next add pickle to the pan and saute it for a minute. Add the thawed veggies, garlic powder, onion powder and cumin powder. Mix and continue to cook for another 5 minutes. Since the pickle has enough salt, check and add more if required. Garnish with fresh/dried cilantro. A simple Achari Butternut Squash & Green Beans Stir-Fry is now ready. Serve with any Indian bread or along with dal and rice.

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